Tie-Dye Copyright Claims Fade in Federal Judge’s Hands

Wed, May 13, 2009

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A court battle over the intellectual property rights to designs for tie-dyed T-shirts seems to have left a federal judge a little red in the face.

In Banzai Inc. v. Broder Bros. Co., U.S. District Judge Bruce W. Kauffman not only tossed out all claims of copyright infringement brought by the plaintiff but ordered that it pay the defendants’ attorney fees and costs as well.

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  1. Tie Dyed Tees Says:

    As it should have been. Its art not something you can patten.
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